>> looking nice out there. for local news update. good morning. the president versus the fbi. director james comey urges the justice department to publicly reject president trump's allegation that then-president obama bugged his phones during the election. the white house doubling down, demanding an investigation, by offering no evidence for the president's claim. what's going on inside the white house? and what was behind this heated discussion in the oval office? our report straight ahead. image problem. the marine corps rocked by ill gagss that its own membered shared graphic photos of mafema marines on a facebook page. the just-launched investigation, as the veteran who uncovered the scandal speaks out. >> seeing a woman i knew, a woman that i'm friends with, inside of that google drive, was really what sent it home for me. and outbreak alert.

20 million people facing severe weather, including damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes from arkansas to minnesota, today. monday, march 6th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good rn"today." itck.y a tweet good morning to u.ng his sethe president exosones during the 2016 electi. comey'omey to reveal es after presidentr a mixomi mixon/watergate style plot. saying obama was a bad or sick guy. all of it without evidence. president obama's office, dismissing the claim as false. the trump white house is doubling down, calling for an

investigation, to see if the obama administration abused its power. adding that neither the white house nor the president would come until oversight is conducted. a trump spokesman verifying the claim. >> this is the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power and a huge attack on democracy itself. >> reporter: the head of the senate intelligence committee, richard burr, said in a statement, his committee will follow the evidence where it leads, guided by intelligence and facts. but the former director of intelligence, james clapper, rejected president trump's claim. >> there was no wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate or against his campaign. >> reporter: even some republicans are casting doubt on mr. trump's allegations. >> i've never heard that allegation made before by anybody. i've never seen anything about that anywhere before. but again, the president put that out there. and now, the white house will have to answer to exactly what he was referring to.

>> reporter: democrats going further, calling the president's twitter tirade a deliberate effort to deflect attention from russian meddling in the election. >> i think this is a distraction. >> is he trying to divert things here? yes. >> reporter: the president according to one aide, reading senior staff the riot act. furious that jeff sessions was forced to recuse himself from any investigation involving russian meddling. an animated discussion with top advisers appears to be happening inside the oval office friday. still, trump supporters came out in force in cities across the country this weekend. standing by hind the president. one of the rallies turned violent, as trump supporters were met by protesters near the university of kra c at berkeley. at least ten people were arrested there. also this morning, there is plenty of speculation of where the president may have gotten his information for the saturday morning tweets.

conservative radio host, mark la vin talked about what he called a, quote, big scandal. that's by friday morning, breitbart, that steve bannon formally ran, picked up on that article and posted it online. let's turn to sarah huckabee-sanders. she is the deputy white house press secretary. >> good morning, savannah. great to be here. >> can we pick up where peter left off? when i saw the tweets, i thought president trump must have gotten a briefing that makes him believe that president obama tapped his phone at trump tower. subsequently we learned from the white house and other sources that this is drawn from media accounts. before we go further, can you let us know, is that the source of this information, strictly from media reports and not from any other source? >> the president firmly believes that the obama administration

may have tapped into the phones at trump tower. >> is that based on media reports? >> this is something we should look into. we would like to know for sure. the media has been extremely dismissive of this reporting and this potential story, while all the while, being very happy to jump on all of the false attacks that have been launched at this president over the last six months. >> wait a minute -- >> all we're asking for is a fair and same look at this potential story and to let the house intelligence committee do their job. >> you deserve that. just so we're clear on this one point -- is his information, that president obama tapped his phone, based solely on something he read in the media, yes or no? >> i haven't had a chance to have a conversation directly with the president. he's at a higher classification than i am. he may have access to documents that i don't know about. but i do know that we take this very seriously and we think it should be thoroughly reviewed and investigated. and we're asking congress to do

their job. >> indeed -- >> and do just that. >> you're entitled to do that. and on "meet the press," the former director of national intelligence, that would have overseen something like this. here's what he told chuck todd. take a look. >> if the fbi, for instance, had a court order for surveillance, would that be information you would know or not know? >> yes. >> you would be told this? >> i would know that. >> if there was a fisa like this. >> absolutely. >> you cannot confirm or deny whether that exists? >> i can deny it. >> there is no court order? >> not to my knowledge. >> of anything at trump tower. >> you say the media is mismissive of this. they are trying to find out if it's true. director comey of the fbi also saying it isn't true. are they lying? >> all we're asking that the house intelligence committee is allowed to do their job. that's what we want them to do. when the fbi said the reports about the president were b.s.,

it was ignored. when "the new york times" reported it was b.s., when the house intelligence committee said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by the trump campaign, the reports kept coming and kept coming. there's a double-standard here. all we're asking is that the same level of attention be put to this and let the house intelligence committee investigate this and see if there's any truth to it. the american people deserve to know if this happened because if it did, this would be the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power that we've ever seen. >> i think what you say is true. it would be the greatest abuse of power if it happened. but some of the press rofeports that the white house looks at, goes back to november. if it's a huge overreach, why not blow the whistle back then? the president says he just found out. can you reconcile that for us? >> it's never too late to do the right thing. that's what we're looking for here. let's do the right thing -- >> what you laid out is huge. the greatest overreach.

why wouldn't that have been reacted to back in november when the first reports suggested a fisa warrant had been requested? >> our administration was becoming aware of how this could have happened and the potential threat this would cause. and due to that, we want to make sure it's thoroughly investigated and thoroughly reviewed and the american people have a right to see if that happened. >> sarah, in fairness, that's not what the president tweeted on saturday. he didn't say, if this happened. he stated, as fact, unequivocally, that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. he also said, he was tapping my phones in october. and he said, how low has president obama gone to tap my phones. bad or sick guy. he said it happened. >> i think the president firmly believes it did. and all we're asking for at this point, through the administration, is that we get down to the bottom of it and see

the iedia loves to create th walked ro applied to this or the house intge sanders, th wiretaps, issue a lawful warrant. u.s. crime committed. ei'teed to knows. to warehouses for the verinlp point monthhe evidence of that. and here we are,later, the white house. at some getting these kind of attacks for the first time from the president, the current president. >> you look at the news reports that the white house cites, none of them stand for the proposition that president obama tapped mr. trump's phone. a lot of democrat says, he's trying to deflect. but deflect to what? the conversation at large is still about russia, which is not a conversation he wants to be having. he had a successful speech. he doesn't want to talk about this stuff. >> you want to understand, you look at the history and the practice and psychology of the president. he wants to be shown being aggressive and showing strength from his point of view. after a week that started so well with his speech to congress

and the nation. and then, had his attorney general recuse himself from the investigation over russia. a feeling that his staff wasn't defending him enough. so, i think you say it's not a great deflection because it keeps the focus on russia. from his point of view, it shows him on offense. but he's destabilized washington and the world again with a series of tweets, with an extraordinary, outrageous allegations that now he's -- i think they hope go away. i don't think his staff wants to keep up this fight. i think they're sorry that it happened because it is a distraction. not just from russia, but from the legislative agenda. he's there to pass things, not to pick fights. >> a big week on that. thank you. another major story out of the white house today, the trump administration preparing to unveil a revised travel ban after his first one, halted by federal courts, was met with controversy, confusion and protests. nbc's hallie jackson with the latest for us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, lester. good morning to you. a senior administration official tells nbc news that details

about this revised executive order are expected to be revealed at the department of homeland security today. the president himself is not expected to be there. all of it, marking the start of a relaunch on one of the president's most controversial pledges. today the administration expected to roll out the president's new immigration executive order. this one, among his most controversial. a revised version of his on-hold travel ban. changed to try and keep it from getting tied up in legal battles, like the original. that one, signed january 27th, temporarily barred immigrants from seven mostly-muslim nations. w, quily it moved the firstng t first series of controlsside tweeting reporter: that was februarystr on thesed executive de blanket ban challenges. >> then theast sea, or the sea of japan. u.s. military officials say they did not pose a threat to north america. the launches are seen as a

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daylight. ransacking homes. watch as these robbers even tip-toe around sleeping children. ho homeowners left terrified. >> a guy came out with a big crowbar swinging at me. they're all lucky to be alive at this point. >> reporter: how do you protect yourself? and what's making your home a target? to find out, we're inside the new jersey state prison, maximum security. meeting nicholas curiosis, he is serving a 70-year prison sentence for a string of home invasions. jeff rossen. thank you for doing this. with guards looking on, we're given one hour to ask anything we want. how many homes have you burglarized through the years? >> maybe 100. 150. >> reporter: now, he's coming clean and revealing his secrets. first up, what makes your home a target? how do you pick which house to break into? why that house versus that house? >> if there's mail in the box,

that means most of the time, no one home. >> reporter: have a neighbor collect your mail? >> yes. >> no cars in the driveway, a good chance of no one home. >> reporter: if you have a car you keep in the garage during the day, maybe keep it outside. >> keep it outside. unfortunately, the burglar is going to go to the next home. >> reporter: but it won't be your house. >> it won't be your house. >> reporter: what time do thieves strike? >> normally, after 8:00 a.m. in the morning because everybody's gone to work or school or whatever. between 8:00 and 2:00. if you go past 2:00, pushing 3:00, you're high-risk is dangerous. >> reporter: because people are going to come home? >> right. >> reporter: other home invaders agree. wnbc our station in new york, sent out surveys to other convicted burglars. more than half saying they also target homes in the morning. i thought we're more vulnerable at night, because of the cloak

of darkness. but that's not true. >> i did a burglary. and i was in the house. and i walked out with nothing. >> reporter: is that a burglar's worst nightmare, coming face-to-face with somebody? >> person coming home, yeah. >> reporter: in fact, 75% of the thieves surveyed said they would leave immediately if they discovered someone was home. so, do alarm systems work? >> no. alarm system alerts me that the people are not home when the alarm is turned on. >> reporter: but if it's going off, aren't you worried about the cops coming? >> no. you're just going in for a minute or two. grabbing the jewelry and running. you're getting out of there. you're not hanging around, waiting for the police. >> reporter: he says he doesn't worry about home security cameras, either. >> put a mask on so that the camera can't get your face. or put your arm up and black your face. >> reporter: wouldn't keep you away? >> no. people have money for a security cameras, they have something in there they're protecting. >> reporter: even the lights on a timer trick, thieves are on to it. a woning 73% saying that wouldnt

stop them, either. there's one thing that will. >> safer than any alarm or deterrent is have a neighbor watch your house. >> reporter: neighbors for you -- >> it's number one. i've gone up to a house where the neighbor came out to the front porch and says, can i help you, and who are you looking for? and watched me leave. >> reporter: neighborhood watch matters. >> neighborhood watch. that was one of the best things they ever started for burglary prevention. you know that whole block is being watched. go down to the next block that's not being watched. >> reporter: but one of the most shocking revelations of all -- how these thieves break in. turns out, we're letting them in. >> i never carry burglary tools. >> reporter: how did you get in? >> open window, open door. >> reporter: enough people keep the doors and windows unlocked? >> if it gets cold at night, you close the wind, you don't lock it. >> reporter: and all of a sudden, a day later, a week later, a month later, you come

along and climb right in. >> reporte >> yeah. >> reporter: a less season for all of us. lock up when you leave. simple times from a former bad guy trying to do some good to keep your family safe. sometimes the best advice is the simplest. just lock the doors and windows. by the way, dogs can be effective, too. the inmate saying hearing a dog barking through the door would give him pause. and dogs are a great deterrent. if you come face-to-face with one of these guys. 75% said they would run away. you said, it's the other 25% you worry about. don't fight back. call 911 immediately. that can make things worse. >> he's a pro but his in jail. >> reporter: he did get caught for home invasion, a string of them. he's there for a long, long time. >> and you said it was a nosey neighbor. >> reporter: worried about nosey neighbors for good reason. >> interesting. >> reporter: they're not just annoying. they can help. >> good to know. just ahead, the

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for more details right no meteorolomee meteorologist krystal klei. >> 29 in philadelphia. 31 in wilmington. allentown yourgs u you're at 27. colder south. millville at 20 degrees. track along the temperatures start to climb. upper 30s 10:00 a.m. upper 40 by 1 in the afternoon. on the go, don't forget to get updates first alert forecast 101.1 more fm. >> get a look at the roads. traffic reporter jessica boyington. keeping your eye on the roads. >> watching a problem here unfortunately our visibility here right behind one of these signs. it is a crash over in the right hand shoulder right now. eastbound side. slowing down moving toward center city. passing montgomery drive. see delays eastbound moving towards center city. also watch in cheltenham crash at greenwood avenue and east glen side avenue. >> new jersey senator bob

menendez calling for funding. menendez spoke to jewish agent advice activists which cherry hill last night. security guard keeping a an eye on temple beth shalom. talked about citing hate just days after a bomb threat evacuate add nearby jcc. council president farmly launch bid for mayor. holding kickoff event. run against councilman frank gilliam and candidate abdullah in the june democratic primaries. facing republican incumbent. another update in about 25 minutes. send you back to the today show.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, the president versus the fbi. james comey urging the justice department to reject president trump's claim that his phones were wiretapped during the election. a charge the president made without providing any evidence. so, what's next in the showdown between the white house and d.o.j.? we're live in washington. ♪ i like the old time rock 'n' roll ♪ al techs out. >> let's take a record. >> with the retro resurgence? full effect, al dismisses the digital and turns to vinyl, looking at how records are making a big comeback, starting from scratch. ♪ ♪ we'll never be royals and royal wedding. prince harry and meghan markle soak up the sun at a friend's nuptials in jamaica, as the pair makes their first event as a couple today, march 6th, 2017.

♪ >> who needs the beach? spring break in nyc. >> we made it. >> celebrating 25 years of marriage. ♪ ♪ something just like this >> good morning, to arkansas. >> yesterday was great. today is even better. [ cheers ] ♪ >> it's 8:00 on "today." good morning, everyone. great to see you. it is monday morning, march 6th. nice to have this adorable crowd on our plaza. it's chilly out here. but everybody is in great spirits. i love it. >> spring break. >> it is. i think the excitement is partly due to lester holt being here. matt has some time off this week. it's great to have you. yeah. >> spring break crowd, right? >> it is a spring break crowd.

it is. we do rolling spring break, week after week through march. >> now until april. coming up, we are -- we are revealing -- we are revealing the newest food trends and the must-have gadgets to help you pull them off. you have to have attitude with the mic. >> and you also need a mic. first, this morning's top stories. the news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm peter alexander at the white house with the latest foulout from president trump's explosive allegation accusing his immediate predecessor, president obama, of bugging his phones at trump tower, which if true, would be one of the most scandalous acts in political history. so far, not only is there no evidence it ever happened, the head of the fbi wants the justice department to publicly reject it. this morning, the fbi is trying to refute the president's unsubstantiated claims. a senior u.s. official tells nbc

news, james comey has asked the justice department to denounce president trump's allegations that former president obama wiretapped him during the election. comey's argument that the claim is false and needs to be corrected because it implies the fbi broke the law. a spokesperson for the justice department, declining to comment to nbc news. president trump doubling down. a reporter for newsmax says trump told him, this will be investigated. it will all come out. i will be proven right. >> that would be the biggest scandal since watergate. >> the president's in trouble if he falsely spread this kind of misinformation, that is so wrong, it's beneath the dignity of the presidency. >> reporter: the explosive allegations made in a series of tweets over the weekend. accusing president obama of sinking to a new low by orchestrating a nixon/watergate style plot. trump telling the former president a bad or sick guy.

a spokesperson from mr. obama, said the claims are false. and this from a spokesperson for mr. trump today. >> if it did, this would be the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power that we've ever seen. >> reporter: but the white house is forging ahead, asking congress to investigate. even as the former national director of intelligence flatout denied mr. trump's charges. >> the part of the security apparatus i saw, as dni, there was no such wiretap activity, mounted against the president-elect at the time as a candidate or against his campaign. >> reporter: president trump is already up in arms over attorney general jeff sessions. >> my staff recommended recusal. >> reporter: recusing himself from the investigation into russian interference in the election. after revelations he met with the russian ambassador to the u.s. a sign of turmoil inside the oval office friday. a visibly frustrated chief strategist, steve bannon, during the meeting.

he was scheduled to fly to mar-a-lago with president trump, but stayed in washington. president trump fuming at senior staffers. the administration is expected to roll out the new executive order, a revised version of his controversial travel ban. changed to keep it from getting tied up in legal battles like the original one. among the changes, the new revised order will treat syrian refugees the same as refugees mr. other countries. and remove a blanket ban on iraqi citizens. lester and savannah? just in time for spring break travel, the tsa is rolling out new pat-down procedures. they're for travelers pulled aside for secondary coverage at checkpoints. tom costello is at reagan national this morning. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the bottom line is the tsa is going to use a single, more rigorous pat-down, rather than choosing between five pat-down procedures. all in an effort to find

concealed weapons, concealed under clothing. it's an astonishing number of people to screen. 2 million each day. only a small number are selected for pat-downs. usually after tripping off a metal detector or image screening machine. new standardized procedures for the secondary pat-downs that the tsa tells nbc news, does not involve any different areas of the body than were screened in the previous standard pat-down procedure. conducted by an officer of the same gender, that could include sensitive areas, including the breasts, groin and buttocks. >> it will be thorough. it will be harder to get something through security. the down side of that is, how much more of our personal pro s privacy are we willing to give up? >> reporter: in chicago, mixed reaction. >> you want to feel safe and feel safe on the flight. if that's what has to be done. >> when they get aggressive and i've had that experience, i

think it's an invasion of my privacy. i think there's a fine line. >> reporter: the question this morning, will the new entrepreneprocedures slow down checkpoints. it comes two years after an undercover audit team was able to smuggle fake weapons through che checkpoints 95% of the time. by wearing the weapon. privacy advocates insist there's no reason for the tsa to allow officers to do a more rigorous pat-down. >> what is the purpose of such intimate contact? if you're looking for a weapon, a metal detector will do that nicely. i don't understand why it is necessary to actually come into physical contact with people. >> reporter: yeah. this new procedure comes just as the tsa is expecting a big spring break rush. 62 million people traveling over the next few weeks. that's a record. if you remember last year, we had two-hour and three-hour waits. the tsa has staffed up.

they don't expect that situation this year. >> hope not. a women's courageous actions that led to an arrest in a sexual assault caught on camera. a man wearing a ski mask walked into a hotel in omaha, nebraska, at 3:00 in the morning. after creeping around, he finds a female employee and tries to force her into a restroom. but he runs out of the hotel after the woman rips off his mask. a minute later, he comes back to receive his ski mask. but that brief moment when he returned with his face uncovered was enough for police to identify the man. they say he is a registered sex offender suspected in a recent spree of assaults. coming up next, a wife's moving tribute to her husband of 26 years. why her love letter in the form of a tongue and cheek dating profile is touching so many. what adele is now confirming after months of speculation. after months of speculation. and al checks out the

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writer. >> exactly. >> i want to watch. >> yeah. you do it. >> i would like to. >> you would? >> yes. i want a happy ending. >> hear this. netflix is looking for people like you. "the daily mail" says netflix would allow viewers to decide how the story unfolds. talk about something that happened on tv is a bonding thing. >> the show's creators would have to shoot multiple endings. a tragic ending or a love story ending. >> i don't want that much control. >> i do. >> i trust directors to do what they do. >> that's the whole point. >> did you read those books, choose your own adventures? >> yes. >> when you were little. i was a child of the '80s. >> the only thick i can think of is"downton abbey" when they kill off matthew. >> i didn't know that. >> that was six years ago.

>> i would have liked to have control of that one. >> or walter white. he does standup. we surveyed our viewers to let you know. they said if the technology were available, 75% would not like that. >> all right. >> they're like us. 25% are with jenna, they want to control the outcome. now, to a gold medal -- a gold medal moment going viral. wow. meet britain's laura muir. she was crossing for the first major indoor track and field championships when ore moment of glory was dampened. the event was behind schedule. they said you can't do the victory lap run. what did laura do? go for it, girl. she ran. laura finally got away from the official. >> yeah. >> that got tons of praise on social media. >> it's not her fault. >> yeah. >> this is the best part of it. >> look how fast she is. >> she is making up time. >> come on.

>> when you choose a restaurant or a hotel, do you electric at the reviews? >> yeah. >> sometimes. >> this next story might make you think twice about it. this couple dined at casa nostra restaurant. they said there was hair in the food. described a heated argument with the waiter. let's go to the videotape, shall we? the restaurant dug up the sur y surveillance video. >> no, she's not? >> she did. >> she plucked her own hair and put it in the dish, according to this video. the restaurant said that the couple had threatened to post a bad review if the meal was not subtracted from the bill. >> see what she's trying to do there. >> not cool. >> no. i feel like those reviews there's one like, this is the worst restaurant ever. >> it's fantastic. and it's a wash. >> can you imagine in the restaurant when they found the tape, oh, yeah. >> we got you. >> i tried that, too. and it didn't work.

carson, let's do "pop start." >> we're going to begin with adele or mrs. she is married. that feeling when you first fall for someone is the best feeling on earth. and i'm addicted to that feeling. i can't go through with those feelings because i'm married now. adele and her partner have been together for five years. they have a 4-year-old son. congratulations to adele. and it's a girl for natalie portman. the actress and her husband announced they welcomed their daughter amalia on february 2nd. the mother and baby are happy and healthy. she met her husband in 2010, working on the set of "black swan." they have a 5-year-old son. congratulations to them. also, we're going to end with prince harry and meghan markle. they set out for their first public outing together where they went to jamaica. a wedding of one of harry's

friends. all eyes on them, the new couple. a lot of people noticed that mag han was wearing new jewelry. spotted on her wrist was the cartier love braceless. $6,300. it's a symbol of love and commitment and comes with its own tiny screwdriver, which is the only way to put it on. >> a baby screwdriver? >> yes. inspired by the medieval times chastity belts. >> it would have been better if it came with a gold welding torch. >> do you pay extra for the screwdriver? >> it's 6,000 bucks. >> who keeps the strew driver? the person wearing or who gave it? >> the new black & decker collection. >> you can never take it off. interesting. i don't think about that. carson, thank you so much. want to do old-school weather? >> i certainly do. we ponder all that. we're talking about a high fire threat right now, making its way through the mid plains as a cold front pushes on to the east.

we're also looking at a threat of severe weather through the upper midwest and into the mid plains, as well, as this pushes east. beautiful weather -- savannah left me a little note. that's nice. we have sunshine up and down the east coast. southwest looking pretty good. plenty of sunny skies. and we got some mountain snows up into the pacific northwest. at's what's going on athro good morning. today, we are looking at the the conditions that are going to with ip creasing in clouds and the temperatures are going to be rising as well as we get into the afternoon. 50s in center city. in the lehigh valley, upper 40 as well. while we see increasing clouds we should stay dry. and in trenton low 40s and mid 50s in delaware and chances of isolated light rain. >> and that is your latest weather. guys? >> all right. this throwback weather sets the stage for our special series

"al techs out." >> everyone knows you love technology. but we challenged you to go d j digital-free. >> i didn't go digital-free. but i cut way back. a way to appreciate the simpler things in life, like vinyl records. sales are at a three-decade high. $416 million in 2015. that outsold streaming content. i headed to nashville's third man records to check things out and record part of our story on record. >> cue al. >> reporter: vinyl's revival. nashville, known as music city, is the front line for the record industry's resurgence. from boomers to hipsters, music lovers are falling in love with the rich sound of vinyl records again. today, monday, march 6th, 2017.

♪ my voice plus the "today" theme, recorded live. on the record, baby. typically bands come here to cut an album directly to a record. ♪ jack white is the heart and soul of third man records. the legendary rocker has been a vinyl enthusiasm long before it became trendy again. his nephew, ben blackwell, heads up the third man records operation, including a store with all things analog. what is it about vinyl? why have records come back? >> it's a physicality to it that you don't have with an mp3 or playlist. there's something magical about final records. we do all kinds of records of bands as big as pearl jam, to local bands here, like ranch coast today. we're going to record them -- >> reporter: right to the record? ♪

let's make a record. ♪ next stop in nashville, united record pressuring plant, the largeste manufacturers of vinyl in the country. the biggest in the business get their records pressed here. >> welcome to united record pressing. >> reporter: this is exciting. >> an artist sends in their music, we cut the grooves into this mallible black, lacquer disc. and we get these stampers. these are bolted on to the pressing machine. >> reporter: this goes between it? >> it will all make sense once i show you. >> reporter: let's go. >> right here, we have what is called virgin vinyl. you can touch it. it's little beads. they're melted down at a very,

very high heat in this toothpaste tube. >> reporter: an extruder? >> exactly. and out comes a hockey puck shape. there's going to be 60 tons of pressure. like 18 18-wheelers holding it for a few seconds. it takes almost 30 seconds to make 1 record. we have motown here. i heard that's one of your favorites. >> reporter: oh, yeah. the four tops. ♪ sugar pie honey bunch >> one of the most important parts, quality control listening. >> reporter: i wondered. how do you know the record's okay? >> we have to make sure they're consistent and clear and there's no ticks and pops. >> reporter: whoa. the killer. jerry lee. great balls of fire. what do you do for a living? i sit and listen to great music. i want your job. >> we have a really, really exciting surprise for you. >> reporter: i like surprises. >> we made a special "today"

show record for you. >> oh, my gosh. it has my signature on it. for the record, this is one of the best gifts i have ever gotten. because it's made from scratch. ♪ our record's a hit. and we have our favorite albums here. they're putting out 40,000 albums a day there. about ten years ago, they almost went out of business. if you notice, the record -- the pressing plants, they're all very old. they're going around the world looking for old ones to refurbish. >> there's a demand for them now. >> my niece asked for a record player for christmas. i picked radiohead "ok computer." >> there's only one song that wasn't a hit. >> request "thriller." >> this was from my childhood. "bees "be beastie boys, "licensed to ill." >> everybody says the warmth.

i liked the pops and clicks. >> and flipping through your record collection. and lending somebody your album. >> yes. and just the album cover itself. it was a piece of artwork. >> tomorrow, we're going to find out what it's like to take pictures without a smartphone. >> what? >> remember the days when you looked at a picture and held it. >> we tried to take a selfie with a polaroid. not that easy. just ahead, one of the coolest customers you'll ever meet. samuel l. jackson is here. he's holding your record. fi

good monday morning. i'm katy zachary and few minutes before 8:30. right over to krystal klei with the first accurate neighborhood forecast. still cold out there. >> yes, we are seeing the temperatures climb already. 33 in philadelphia and 33 in parts of the suburbs. upper 20s in lehigh valley and parts of delaware. the cameras are showing that we are clear right now, and increasing clouds in the temperatures and temperatures will climb to the low 50s and they will begin picking up tomorrow though. and thank you. and now, a look at that roads with first are traffic reporter jessica boyington. what is happening on the schuylkill? >> yes, a disabled trailer approaching the boulevard. two police officers on the scene as we are moving the the camera around. delays in both directions into

center city and away. ridley park a crash southbound before the blue route, and that is traffic approachinging the e delaware area on the southbound side. back to you. >> thank you. new jersey senator bob menendez is awe calling for more funding to thwart anti-semitic threats. he spoke to activists in cherry hill last night, and we were there, and we saw security guards as well as police officers keeping their eye on that meeting. we will send you back to the "today" show and we will see you back're in another 25. ♪ ♪

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good morning, everybody. it's a monday morning. the 6th of march, 2017. great morning on our plaza. dare i say it will be an even better day wednesday, when ed sheeran takes the stage on our plaza. we've been listening to his music. very excited. coming up, one of the hardest working men in hollywood. samuel l. jackson has found time to join us live in studio 1a. then, from better ways to bake to air frying, there's some new food trends out there. we have all of the gadgets that will make it easier for you to try them at home. al, i see you rolled your chalkboard out here. >> i did. >> you're taking this very seriously. >> i realize i made a mistake. i meant to write high fire threat. i wrote higher fire threat. >> fire threats need to be hired, too.

>> we are looking for mountain snow in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. we have gotten a ris of course severe weather as the frontal system makes its way east, all the way up into parts of the northern plains. and the east coast looking pretty good. speaking of looking good, a nice family here. what's your name? >> the palm family. >> where are you from? >> virginia beach. >> here's some chalk for you. now, you can say you got something from new york. mom and dad don't have to spend any cash. that's what's goin g good morning. today, we are looking at conditions e increasing in the clouds, and temperatures are rising as with well into the afternoon. 50s in scenter city, and westchester at 48. in the lehigh valley, upper 40s as well. while today we see the increasing clouds, we should stay dry. in trenton and along the shore,

low 40s. and isolated chances of light rain for delaware. >> wow. freezing your fannies off. you can see there -- who is the granny? you're 70. have you been told you look like jamie lee curtis? ? >> i have. a lot of times. >> what's your name? >> ginni. >> nice to see you. >> get your weather anytime you need it. check out our pals on the weather channel on cable. a lot of people are talking about this article. a woman's touching love letter to her husband is getting a lot of attention. >> national correspondent kate snow is here this morning. >> reporter: this is a story about amy krauss rosenthal and jason rosenthal, who planned to grow old together. until she was diagnosed with cancer. but the book author has found words to make us appreciate what

we have. their love story, so touching, so perfect, it's been shared all over the world. but it didn't just the way amy krauss rosenthal writes about her love for jason, her husband of 26 years, it's why she writes. her article headlined, you may want to marry my husband. i'm facing a deadline. a pressing one. i need to say this and say it right, while i have your attention and a pulse. amy takes readers through her heartbreaking terminal diagnosis in 2015. what follows is not just a love letter to her husband, but a tongue in cheek dating profile. here's the kind of man jason is. he showed up to our first pregnancy ultrasound with flowers. he is an easy man to fall in love with. i did it in one day. to amy's friends and family, sharing her love story is no surprise. she is passionate about connecting with strangers and has long before her cancer diagnosis. >> amy has a great gift for making us understand that life's

seemingly small moments are not so small. >> reporter: she encouraged strangers on social media to beat her at the bean structure in chicago. she would be the woman with the yellow umbrella. hundreds showed up. >> we're going to make a bunch of stuff together. >> reporter: amy is the author of more than 28 children's books and two memoirs. in her love letter to jason, she talks about the gestures and kindness he shows, wishing she had more time with her husband and children. >> the day that amy was finishing her modern love essay, jason left music sheets all over the house. and he put notes on each of those love songs. >> reporter: in a statement, jason says, it is amy's gift with words that has drawn the universe in. i do not have the same aptitude for the written word. but if i did, i can assure you that my tale would be about the most epic love story, ours. in a video for her recent children's book, amy herself describes the love of her family. >> that feeling that you always

have in your heart, that's me loving you. whether together or apart. >> reporter: we're having trouble keeping it together here. it's a moving essay. millions of people around the world have reacted to amy's words. a beautiful moment during what you can imagine is an extremely hard time for their family. amy, they tell us, is surrounded by her family right now in hospi hospice. they're asking for privacy right now in the days ahead. >> so beautiful and so touching. it's one of the things you read it and it just stays with you all day. >> it does. and i said before, it makes you appreciate your health and your family. and me, my husband. it really is a love story. >> hope people check it out. >> kate, thank you. coming up next, we will shift gears and we'll talk to samuel l. jackson. he's here for his new movie

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samuel l. jackson is one of the busiest actors on the planet with more than 100 movies to his name. they don't get bigger than his newest one. we mean that literally. take a look. >> respond, fox 3. >> oh, my god. >> does anybody know what that is? >> i don't know, man. >> i've never seen anything. >> that is "kong: skull island." samuel l. jackson, one of the stars. you decide to go to skull island. what would make you think that that wasn't a place you want to go? skull island. >> well, sounded like an adventure. sounded like a nice, easy baby sitting job. inside the movie. john goodman's company want to do scientific experiments.

drop them off. pick them up. >> what could possibly go wrong? >> what could go wrong? >> it turns out that kong is a resident of this island. "king kong" has been around since 1933. were you always a fan? >> of course. yeah. that's one of the big kids games. you go to saturday morning creature features. "king kong" screens. and next thing you know, you and your friends are running away from king kong, chasing him and doing all those things. when the idea came up, yeah. they're doing a new "king kong" movie and they want you. when do they start? >> you didn't need to see the script. i'm done and done. >> they said hawaii, australia, vietnam, awesome. let's go. >> you can see, the scenery here is breathtaking, absolutely beautiful. you were all on a deserted island, or out in the jungle together for a while. >> in hawaii, not so bad. you knew home food was around the corner. vietnam, a little different.

>> i need my wheat grass juice. yeah. what did you do in the off time? >> in hawaii, i played a lot of golf. and just rolled around. and that was a great mall down the street from my house. i went to the movies a lot. >> you brought that up. i read that you have in your contract, a clause that says that you get to play golf. >> yeah, twice a week. >> that's so awesome. what other kind of cool clauses do you have in your contract? >> i'm not going to tell you my perk package. >> i want to know. is it lavender scented candles? >> just ordinary stuff. stuff i need to have. satellite television. >> i love it. >> i watch judge shows all day when i'm at work. >> like "judge judy"? >> yeah. judy's my friend. >> why do you like judge shows? >> i don't have to think about them. it amazes me that people are willing to air out their stupid grievances on television. >> i know. it is addicting.

were you a "people's court" guy in the day? >> since judge wapner. yeah. way back when. and when the mayor was the judge on the show. for a minute. >> i'm so off-topic now. >> all of them. >> i mentioned at the top of the interview, you have more than a hundred movies to your name. >> a couple, yeah. >> could you name them all? >> probably. >> have you seen them all more than once? >> no. there are a couple i have only seen -- well, no. i have seen them all more than once because you have to watch them before you do the interviews. and then, you go to premieres. some i have only seen twice. but some i have seen a lot. >> which of your movies have you seen the most? >> i've probably seen "long kiss good night" more than any of them. >> because it's a favorite? >> yeah. i loved that movie. gina and i had a good time making that movie. it's the opposite of this. it was like negative 37 when we shot that movie. >> and this was hot.

hot and muggy. >> it was 100 everywhere we shot this movie. >> you need a clause in your contract about that. >> i don't have a weather clause yet. >> samuel l. jackson, thank you so much. he's going to be back late their morning to talk to jenna. "kong: skull island," what could go wrong, hits theaters on friday. jenna talks to former nfl star, steve gleason. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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family. and like many who hear his story, my life has not been the same since. to the mardi gras parade in new orleans. steve gleason, the former football player, whose sensational play put the saints back on the map after hurricane katrina, now celebrated outside of the superdome. he's a bigger hero off the field, thanks to "gleason," a documentary about his life and his ongoing battle abowith a.l.. >> people are changing how they live their life after they see our movie. it's no, ma'amal. >> reporter: not to sound cliche, you have changed my life. and i think i'm going to be a better parent after watching your film. >> that's what dads do. they pass the best of themselves to their kids. >> reporter: the film is a love letter to his son, rivers. in 2011, steve was diagnosed with a.l.s. at just 34 years old. >> the disease is almost always

fatal. >> reporter: six weeks later, his wife, michelle, would find out she was pregnant with their son. steve aware of how a.l.s. would rob his ability to talk to him, recorded hours of videos. >> i'm going to be around, buddy. and it's not going to be easy but it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: you say in the film the father/son relationship isn't going to be easy but it's going to be awesome. what's the most awesome part about it? >> it can sometimes be painful not being able to play with rivers. like an ordinary dad. but i believe big picture, that this does not matter. he knows that i love him. i love you to the moon. but he's learning and experiencing life in ways most kids will never experience. >> reporter: today, he picks up rivers, now 5, every day from school. >> we'll do a fast shake and bake today. >> he's like the superdad.

and rivers responds to it and loves him. >> reporter: an all-star at home, he is a champion to others suffering from a.l.s., through the nonprofit team gleason that he and michelle started right after his diagnosis. the foundation has raised more than $5 million. >> this is like a life-changing thing for my father. it's just incredible. >> reporter: these days, steve can't eat, breathe or talk on his own. but he makes sure his voice is heard. communicating regularly with his more than 150,000 twitter followers. >> here is one of the more powerful tweets we've received in the past couple weeks. i called my dad who i haven't spoken to in almost two years. and i would not have without your movie. thank you. >> reporter: i love that. steve showed me how he uses his eyes to talk and movie ya computer. >> he uses his eye tracking system and he can control -- this is how he types and gets on the internet. >> reporter: taking music

requests. >> reporte >> what's your favorite song, jenna? >> i've been listening to cat stevens. and mila likes to hear "peace train" every once in a while. you have a speaker here? what does life mean for you today? >> there was days in the past that i was frustrated and hopeless. i thought death was a welcome alternative to life. those days are behind me. i don't want to hide my joy. >> steve is a force to be reckoned with. and his wife, michelle, is an unsung hero. not only has she been by steve's side, she is an incredible mom. and she turned towards art as a therapy. look how wonderful her work is. she's pretty incredible. >> an amazing family. >> an amazing family. and watching this film has changed my view on parenting and really living life to the fullest. >> puts your life in perspective. >> sure does.

he's awesome. >> makes you think about the core of what fatherhood is. motherhood is. >> and what it's like to be married and really staying in there. and that's what michelle has done. and it's very real. i mean, they don't hide anything they're facing. it's pretty incredible. >> jenna, we'll check it out. called "gleason." >> yes. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. (vo) love.

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>> you put the top on. that's it. >> okay. >> 35 minutes later, you have an amazing stew. and it's the intense pressure and heat that fast tracks the cooking process. >> multifunction. >> if you don't have time, you end up ordering out. you get fast food. that's not the track to healthy. this allows you to cook real food but healthy. >> from the back, this looks like a microwave. but you're talking about dehydrating food. >> fruit, vegetables, you put them on the tray. air circulates. you have strawberries or raspberries. you dehydrate them. >> they have nutrients in them? >> all that stuff. an it's very cool. you take citrus, lemon rinds. you try them and grind them up and you put them in sugar and salt. >> i see french fries there. >> you like those? >> yes. >> i wanted to start with the french fries. >> these are quote/unquote

healthy french fries. >> what is this? >> this is an air fryer. intense, dry heat. we have brussels sprouts that get crispy. >> no oil? >> no oil at all. >> can i just -- >> you can have one. yeah. i think they need a little salt. >> a little salt. >> yeah. >> you know, listen. >> i am missing the oil. >> one tablespoon of oil, 120 calories. you can handle it. you're a thin guy. >> what do you have here? >> popcorn. you work in an office, the smell of microwave popcorn trauma tideses you. you can microwave at home. you can wear that. that would be good. no. kidding. al, you're get megain trouble. >> wait a minute. you put the top on. you put the popcorn there. a little salt. put the top on. throw it in the microwave. yeah. a little salt. throw it in the microwave, a minute later, you have a nice thing of homemade popcorn.

>> as opposed to the baggy thing. >> the roots, ginger, big garlic, turmeric, that all of the folks like. anti-inflammatory. you grind these up. if you try to grind jing orrin a mic microplane. it gets caught up. do you cook? >> no. >> i'm a tv guy. anyways. that's awesome. great for that. finally, if you bake, you have a beautiful sheet tray always. you make cookies. granola on there. al sees the cookies. >> you want the cookies also. >> what does it do for the cookie? >> you don't need pam spray or that stuff. nonstick. when you're done, you take it off. >> and it washes easily? >> can you put this in the dishwasher? >> there's nothing healthy about the chocolate chunk salted cookies. >> those brussels sprouts are

pungent, though. they're brussels sprouts. >> i know. i'm just saying. they have an odor. >> where is the popcorn? >> we should have baked these guys. >> people want to be more like a gourmet cook. and they can do it with the gara gadgets. >> you have this, al? the air fryer? >> no. but i ordered the instapop. >> the pressure cooker, the slow cooker. >> you can take all of the other things away. >> if you have a small apartment, that's one thing that the four in one. >> is it the same as the slow cooker? >> slow cooker, you set it for eight hours. >> it replaces a bunch of appliances, which is terrific. >> what's that thing with the drawer? >> the dehydrator. >> a jewelry holder. >> you can make beef jerky in that. not just vegetables. beef jerky, too. >> thank you. more of these trends and gadgets

at today.com/food. coming up, the five health good morning. i'm vai sikahema, and just about 9:00 a.m. on this monday morning. over to krystal klei with the neighborhood forecast. good morning, kry stal. >> mount holly is checking in at 34 and over to the 35 where we were in the teens there. and so we will get to the low 40s at 11:00 a.m. and upper 40s later today as the clouds will increase. >> thank you.

a noind g-- and now we go over first traffic report e jessica boyington. >> 35-minutet drive time from wood haven to the delaware expressway a. crash on 95 northbound around route 141. but the northbound drive times are okay from 495 to 95. thank you. and a teacher's aide is going on trial today after charges of having sex with a student. she also coached sports at cuyahoga high school. and the charge is that she had sex with a 16-year-old boy. >> and now, more than 250 nurses and staff walked off of the job in drexelle hill and calling for a new contract for better staffing and patient care. the hospital brought in temporary staffing to keep things going. >> and police are searching for

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take," minlist oz perlman tries to turn back time with mindbending magic. and the five medical symptoms you should never ignore to protect your health. and how can you win a v.i.p. experience with your favorite baseball team? we'll tell you coming up, right now. from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is monday morning, march 6th, 2017. and we're listening to cheat codes. one person did a song and that was it? >> you have to have other names. >> guest starring. >> that's why we have a guest star. matt i matt iesman who is the host of "american ninja warrior" and

"celebrity apprentice." >> that is cool. >> i didn't realize, you're a doctor. >> my dad keeps pointing that out. i went to medical school here at colombia. >> big-time, too. not that any medical school isn't great. >> i say colombia, in south america? no. >> the real pharmacology would be easier in bogota. i went in colombia. >> what's your specialty? >> internal medicine. >> you could save our lives. >> don't get sick. >> do you have a chance to practice? >> if something went wrong in my current career. every time i go home, my dad goes, you know, jim, you'll always be a doctor. >> he's a renowned -- >> he wrote the textbook on on tuberculosis. >> they read your father's textbook. >> everyone would know, it's

dr. izeman and son. and people would go, where did your son go? >> what did you tell him? >> he's dead. he died. he's not the guy on tv talking about ninjas, my son saves lives. >> you know, you're helping effect lives quite a bit. you have a big announcement. >> i do. that's one of the great things about going celebrity apprent e apprentice. i got to compete for a charity. i have the check. here it is. literally a huge check. for $978,000. >> for the arthritis foundation? that is terrific. >> i'm not sure how i'm going to put it in my wallet. just walk around. like "say anything" right now. >> rheumatoid arthritis is near and dear to you. how come? >> i have rheumatoid arthritis. i was diagnosed when i was 30.

>> is that changeable? >> it affects women. i was in the prime of my life. i was living in venice beach and working out five days a week. and in a year and a half, my body fell apart. i was gaining 55 pounds. had pain and stiffness in my joints, my hands and feet and my neck and back. i was sleeping 10 to 12 hours a day because i was fatigued. >> here is the problem. i didn't know what was going on. i was going to doctors. no one had answers. and there's no hope until i was diagnosed and i started treatment. for me, i responded. but i know how many people don't respond to treatment right now. that's why we fight for the arthritis foundation. there are 50 million americans with arthritis. 3 million with rheumatoid arthritis. and if you're not getting help, it's devastating. >> i have family members who deal with it. >> we know someone who deals

with it. >> and they push through. >> i hear you had support on the plaza. i follow you on twitter. a lot of people are rooting for you today. >> wearing the green. that was the cool things when we did the finale of "celebrity apprentice," i got to invite 35 people. everyone invited had arthritis or knew someone with it. when i was telling my story for arnold schwarzenegger and tyra banks -- i told him it was great. he said, i don't know who you are doing, john lon lovitz. that's terrible. >> arnold schwarzenegger making news saying he won't be back. >> i found out about that in the airport coming here. >> you didn't know. >> i didn't know. arnold could have given me a call. people are telling me this in the airport. and i look down at my phone. and he said, i'm quitting the show. but i'm not quitting you. you are still my apprentice. and he invited me to come out and host an event for him at the schwarzenegger institute at usc.

>> did you do the chopper? >> no. i flew southwest. he didn't send a chopper. where is the chopper, arnold? >> that's cool. it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to meet my idols in arnold. and it was awesome. and it brought me here. >> can we talk about "american ninja warrior," the fact you have changed this country? my kids, when they go to the park, they want to be american ninja warrior. that's what they do. >> so many people will watch and binge watch. and they go to the gym and work out. >> is that what you do? >> some people do. >> i will issue this disclaimer. i tried the course last year, it went so well, i had to have foot

surgery. i've been banned from doing the course. >> what did you do? >> because of the rheumatoid arthritis, i had some pretty bad bones in my feet. and i tried the trampoline, dislocated a bone in my foot, flipped face-first in the water. and i come out of the water, nailed it. i'm swallowing tears and pain. >> i wonder how they come up with these things. and the fact they find people around this country that can master the courses. >> the amount of dedication and hard -- what i love about the show. we don't necessarily have people, the world's greatest athletes. we have people that are hardworking and dedicated. it's the american story. if you work hard enough you can achieve anything. >> i like that you give them a chance. >> amazing to me that there isn't at least one body bag brought out per show. >> get him a body bag. >> it's crazy. >> i think it's a testament how well we design the forces and how fit the competitors are. the only body bag last year was for me. >> that's amazing.

>> and you root for them. is it going to -- >> my mom says that, too. i like this show because you get to cheer for everybody. >> and what's cool is it's become part of the culture. >> yeah. >> part of the pop culture. speaking of pop culture, getting some first looks at some of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. >> yes. >> including a first photo of the new "mary poppins." >> wow. >> played by emily blunt. >> it's perfect. >> in every way. >> it is. >> emily blunt. what big shoes to step in when you think of julie andrews. i never heard emily blunt sing. but julie andrews had a voice for the ages. >> this is my favorite number. this and the rooftop dancing scene. >> i wonder how they'll redo this. do you keep it classic or turn up the volume? >> you have meryl streep, colin fir firth, lin-manuel miranda. and dick van dyke is going to play the role -- he played two

roles in the movie, the original. he was burt and he was the banker. the old banker. >> he is amazing. still dancing. >> i love that. i wonder if julie andrews will have a cameo. >> would we know by now if so? >> maybe they kept it a secret. >> i just blew it. >> if you're listening, do it. how fantastic would that be? also, the first teaser trailer is out for "dead pool 2." >> it's fantastic. >> i know it's funny. i watched the second trailer. it's going to be good. from the looks of things, our hero's sense of humor has turned darker. take a look. >> okay, okay, okay. >> wow. nice suit. >> zip it, stan lee. oh, that's not good. no, no, no. oh, you're not going to walk that one off. oh, that's so gross. i'm so sorry. i spent way too long in the

phone booth. if i'm being honest with myself, i should have just called 911. >> that's the only part we can really show. >> i watched the beginning when he sees it in action and runs in the phone booth. and i'm thinking, i haven't seen the first one. come on. go help the man. the man is screaming for help. and you see his heinie in the first one, too. >> i guess. >> his heinie. >> ryan reynolds has a breathtaking heinie. >> you don't call it a heinie? >> well, not since i was 12. >> the point is, come on, get out. the man is croaking. >> that's what i liked about "dead pool." superhero movies are such a serious genre. and it's really poking fun at it. and ryan reynolds is hilarious. >> he made the movie he wanted to make. >> it's fantastic. so, if using your cell phone to order pizza is too time consuming, now, there's a

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it's all about a balance. our bodies do a great job of telling us when something right be wrong. but again, it's a balance. we don't want anyone to become a hypochondriac. >> you are your own best advocate. no one is going to care about your health as much as you will. >> we have to listen to our bodies. >> handwriting that's getting smaller. >> handwriting tells us about our health because it stays really consistent throughout life. whey mean is most of us develop our signature, our style of handwriting, really early, between the ages of 10 and 14. and we keep it for life. if you notice a change in your handwriting, it means something. if your letters are becoming smaller, see them getting tighter or if there's a different space between words as you write them, you could be developing a tremor, which is an early sign of parkinson's disease. not something to ignore. >> let's move to the next one. fruity breath. >> you're looking at me while

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema, and just about 9:30, and right over the krystal klei with the most accurate neighborhood forecast. warming up? >> yes, vai, into the 30s and closer to the 40s. 36 in philadelphia and the suburbs. notice some thin clouds starting to move town the camera shots in new jersey where we are still at freezing. lehigh valley close and delaware at 35. now, as we are progressing into the afternoon, we should make it into the 50s in some areas, and more clouds by the afternoon and evening. 50 in philly and low 50s in parts of the suburbs and in the surrounding neighborhoods as well. there thank you, and now a look at the first alert traffic with jessica boyington. accident in trenton? >> yes. the ramp headed to the southbound route 1 dealing with accident scene. and also 95 moving through delaware a crash there as well on the northbound side near route 141.

the northbound is drive time doing okay, but slowdown by the scene. and in cheltenham, there is an accident out by 495. and now, senator menendez is calling for more money to fight anti-semitism. and there was a security guard keeping watch outside of the m temple beth shalom days after evacuation of a nearby jewish center. and today, there is a watchdog report of legalizing marijuana there. is going to be a news conference to talk about the economic ben fitz of regulating and taxing marijuana. he believes that will legalizing the drug will help to pay for the state's $3 billion deficit.

♪ these are the easiest seg ms because we don't have anything to do. oz pearlman has measusmerized audiences with his mind. >> before he blows our mind, were you nervous the patriots weren't coming back to win? >> i tweeted never doubt me. that's predicting stuff. mentalists reading minds. there's another part influencing people. like the movie "inception." if i can plant a suggestion deep enough, you will think it was your own thought. this is a simple suggestion. matt -- >> i don't like this already. i feel like i need a magneto helmet. >> the worst circle. imagine it's not a circle. this is a thought i'm giving you. it's like a watch. my watch right here. i want you to turn your back. and you write your time in the middle of this circle. and with numbers. i don't want you to draw a face.

go ahead. and turn sideways so al can't see. i can't see. >> the time. this is your time. >> yes. and, matt, once you've done that -- what chaim on ttime on there? is that close to your body. if i pull the stem out of my watch, you can hear that click and forward when i go there way and welcomewabackward like this. look at me both. the thoughts are planted. the inception is cast. tell me when you're good. push the stem in. and hear the click. al, take one step over. look at the clock. make sure your eyes are processing. don't say it. look at what time it is. you see it? >> yes. >> did this really happen, i want you to close your eyes. open your eyes. see the little hand and the big hand. you 100% sure what time you see? >> 100%. >> i don't want to touch or

change it. you wrote a time. this is your time. did it feel like a free choice? >> are you in on this? it felt like a free choice. is this my soul you're taking. >> what time did you set the clock to? what was the time on there? >> 4:00. >> what was your time? >> oh, my god. i don't trust you. >> here's the thing. it wasn't mind reading. it wasn't mind reading. none of this happened. you swore you saw it on there? there's no hands on this watch. can we zoom in? i want to get as tight in on that. >> there's no hands on that watch. >> that's incredible. >> sheinelle, just as easily is putting thoughts in their heads, you could have picked any time. >> i'm going away. >> okay. >> i'm giving you a book. >> yeah. >> whey want you to do, and i'm going to switch you guys around. >> look this way. imagine the sky. imagine the ocean, blue, blue,

blue. and look at me, that color just disappeared. the thoughts went in your head. the photo receptors. you can't see blue. >> i can't see the blue. >> take the book. and take a step back. and open at the beginning, take a few steps back. flip page after page and go to your page. >> my page. >> tell me when you're there. >> hold on. where is my page? did you take the -- >> i did not take the numbers out of the pages. that would be good even for me. and hold it up -- hold it up a little bit. great. and start at the beginning, at the top and go down. and stop at your word. are you there? >> i'm there. >> what page are you on? what did you go to? 39. >> did it feel like i made you go to that page? >> seriously. >> 39 next month. >> and you're looking -- >> in a few years. close the book. >> okay. >> you didn't see it. she didn't see it. it even amazes me when i do this. i want you to see on the dust

jacket, i'm going to take this off. tell us all what was your word that you saw? >> parents. >> parents. >> you can see blue now, right? it was temporary. >> he did it to me, too. >> you think i'm reading your mind. but i didn't. you couldn't see it. no trick. >> how is that not a trick? >> you saw the hands on the watch. >> go to page 39. i made you pick that. >> you didn't -- i'm turning to 39. >> and stop right there. and i want to show them -- can i just -- i want to show them exactly what's on page 39. can we zoom in as close as possible. you didn't see any of that? >> oh, my goodness. >> what kind of book is this? >> your book, keep it. >> a book of the damned. >> are you like a mutant? is this like "x men"? >> next thought, take out your wallets and give me your money. >> oz pearlman, thank you so much. can i get a million dollar or

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literally -- it's four, five ingredients. but also one of the hardest pastas to make. i'm going to show you an easy way to do it. i like to add mushrooms. so, these are hint of the woods. really cool mushroom. big, leafy mushrooms. add a little bit of olive oil to them. and season them with salt and pepper. an we roast them for about 20 minutes. roast them to where they get crispy on the edges. >> i've never seen that done. >> salt and pepper. and garlic. >> are these easy to find? >> you go to a good mark like whole foods or central market. >> could you replace them with other mushrooms. >> if you like. these have texture. >> go ahead. >> a die-hard pasta fan over here. >> i'm going to put everything in my pocket. >> i'm going to push a button on my boot and it will deliver the pizza. we have boiling water here. this is the most important thing is salting the water.

you want the water to taste like the ocean. >> really? >> if you don't, more and more. >> really salty. >> you can almost not oversalt the water. we add the pasta just like this. and by the power and magic of tv, we have pasta ready. >> this is a little thinner. it takes about six minutes. we're going to grate cheese like this. a few pats of butter. and we're going to start grinding pepper into that. it's cheese aend pepper. we're going to lift the pasta out of the water. and go straight in. as it drains like thispper? >> you can't. >> you sure? >> the water makes the sauce. >> you put the water -- oh. okay. >> now, we just take this and work the cheese with the water. and it makes the sauce.

and the better melts into it. >> can you do that with olive soil? >> when you add olive oil, it's different. we want the water and the butter to form the sauce. just like this. you're good. simply. and we add our mushrooms, like so. >> you put them in big like that? >> uh-huh. and toss them in. and this is lovely. not only do my kids love this. all my friends love this. the most simple dish. >> you know what goes good with this? pizza. our pizza just got there. >> no way. >> i told you, i hit the button on my boot. them high tops don't to nothing. >> there's a snake in my boot. there's a pizza in my boot. >> all right. can i try this? >> this is one of my favorite dishes. i usually add a steak to it. that's how i do it. >> so much for the vegetarian.

>> it's still something. >> i was just telling you, i am trying to go vegetarian. >> and you thought oz pearlman was impressive. >> you made it disappear. >> that's why i wear blue. you can't see blue, you can't see your plate. >> this is fantastic. >> you always bring it. >> i do what i can. >> can we get a high top to bring you? >> where is the high top button? we'll get the mentalist back here. >> for this recipe and so much more, go to today.com/food. let's check your weather, for the week ahead, today's look ahead, we have near record highs from the northern plains. strong storms in the pacific northwest. temperatures warm up unseasonably mild in the midsection of the country. rain and snow in the pacific northwest and the plains. by the end of the week, what is this? a rain/snow mix in the northeast?

looking at warm and dry in the southwest. and more wet weather in the sontral and good morning, today. and we are looking at conditions increasing in the clouds and the temperatures will be rising as well as we get into the afternoon. highs in the 50s and linsdale is 51 and westchester is 48, and in the upper lehigh valley, 40s as well. and while we have increasing clouds, we should stay dry. and along trenton and the shore, low 40s, and high 50s in delaware with an isolated chance of light rain. >> and that is your latest weather. who will be the next "american ninja warrior"? our producer, gavin -- >> that's not gavin -- >> will face off with a fan. i think gavin is going to lose. he's got a pizza sneaker. find out the big winner after these messages. let's party!

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or dental procedures. i'm still going for my best. and for eliquis. ask your doctor about eliquis. our co-host this morning "matt iseman is also the host of one of the most grueling shows ever. "american ninja warrior." and competitors compete. what is this? we want to give our friends at the pin. park academy. they give us obstacles that will be testing our would-be gninjas. we are putting dan against our producer, gavin. [ applause ] how does this compare with the ninja warrior? >> "american ninja warrior" is

the most challenging physical and mental obstacle course i've seen. until this one. these two specimens will battle it out. until they were knock each other to the death or one of them falls down. the winner gets a three-second head start where they go to rocker's ridge, where they have to battle gravity, to go over a six-foot wall. and their balance will be tested over a pool of water slightly below room temperature. the winner will go home with a bag of "american ninja warrior" swag. >> dan, you're a big fan, aren't you? >> i am. >> big fan of the show. not a big fan of physical activity. >> wow. shock. shock and awe. >> he took off the pizza high tops, lest they get wet. >> but he left on the black

socks. >> in fairness to dan, he didn't know he was doing this. gavin did and went with the black socks. >> the dress socks. >> how about shaking hands and getting ready to duke it out. >> there's no shaking hands in "today" show "ninja warrior." there can be only one. three, two, one. >> a good lead. >> dan using his superior weight and athleticism. >> one, two, three. go. >> and look at dan sprinting over roker's ridge. >> very impressive. >> no rope. and not even close. it is dan. our "today" show ninja warrior. >> yes. >> this is why i took off those shoes. >> oh. >> wow, that's -- that's a pool full of gavin soup. fantastic. dan, you are amazing.

>> thanks. >> that was impressive. >> you train for this? >> every day. >> every day? >> gavin, you train every day? >> never. >> while we have the time, can you explain what this tattoo means? >> no. >> can you turn around? >> that's for another time, al. what it is, i got a tattoo from my favorite cd. what i learned later was, it was a burned copy of the cd. so, they had made their own cover. >> it wasn't the real cd. >> i thought it was one for every pizza he ordered this morning, with the high tops. >> congratulations. you are "today" american ninja warrior. >> we're back in a moment. by first, this is "today." you should be ashamed of yourself. on nbc. we're proud of you, gavin. yeah.

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mom, happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> well, not as big an announcement. but we've got a big announcement tomorrow. you're not going to believe what we've got to tell you. >> i think i know what it is. >> be sure and tune in. >> and look who i have here.

good morning. i'm vai sikahema, and it is about 10:00 a.m. we are getting warmer throughout the day. first to first alert meteorologist krystal klei. >> hi, vai. yes, live outside of cape may, new jersey, plenty of sun and sky there and as we go later in the day, increasing cloud coverage, but for now, mostly sunny and the temperatures are on the up. 39 in millville and wildwood and 36 for pottstown and allentown and 50s for some later today. >> thank you. and now a check of the roads with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. watching the schuylkill? >> yes, a crash on the westside approaching route 1, the bu

boulevard. we have a disabled tractor-trailer here on the right-hand shoulder on the westbound side and approaching, or coming a wway from center ci, and more vehicles on the scene and some small delays there. and in cheltenham on greenwood and glenside avenue, a crash there. and nurses at the delaware county memorial hospital are in the second day of a two-day strike, and more than 350 nurses and staff walked off of the job in drexel hill yesterday. they are calling for the new contract including more staffing for better patient care. today at the jersey shore, atlantic city councilor marty small is going to launch his bid for mayor at the clinton waterfront park. he is going to be running against frank gillham and fareed abdullah and the incumbent will face guard don guardian.

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